INTERNATIONAL
OECD guidance on an IATA for eye hazard potential
EUROPE
REACH…
…New IT tools available from ECHA (including for REACH registrations)
…ECHA report on using read-across for nanomaterials
…Other items of interest
Classification and labelling…
…Proposals for harmonised classification and labelling
..New online tools available to submit information to poison centres
Biocidal Products Regulation
…New draft guidance on disinfection by-products (DBPs)
…Opinions adopted on active substances
EFSA evaluates benzoic acid and simple benzoates
Supporting data for vitamin D dietary reference values sent to EFSA
Cyanotoxins reviewed for EFSA
EFSA sets a group health-based guidance value (HBGV) for zearalenone and its modified forms
EFSA evaluates potassium polyaspartate for use in wine
EFSA assesses the safety of monomethylsilanetriol (MMST) as a food ingredient
EFSA concludes on foramsulfuron, imazamox and pendimethalin
EFSA draft renewal assessment reports (RARs) on oxasulfuron and thiram
Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety opinion on phenoxyethanol in cosmetics
EFSA assessments on several animal feed additives
Herbal product assessments from EMA
RIVM updates bisphenol A (BPA) dataset
VKM risk assessments of substances in food supplements and energy drinks
Danish EPA evaluates fragrance sensitisers
UNITED KINGDOM
COT April meeting
UNITED STATES
Outcome of the 138th meeting of the CIR Expert Panel
REST OF THE WORLD
APVMA issues public release summary on bixafen and prothioconazole
NICNAS releases reports on industrial chemicals
TGA final decisions on chemicals